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Variable-duration notched-noise experiments in a broadband noise context.

J J Hant1, B P Strope, A A Alwan

  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, UCLA 90095, USA.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|September 24, 1999
PubMed
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Auditory masking thresholds depend on noise duration and spectral shape. Elevated thresholds at short durations suggest spectral shape of simultaneous maskers significantly impacts auditory perception.

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Area of Science:

  • Auditory Neuroscience
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Signal Processing in Hearing

Background:

  • Understanding auditory masking is crucial for diagnosing hearing impairments.
  • Masking effects are influenced by factors like noise characteristics and stimulus duration.
  • Previous models often combine simultaneous and nonsimultaneous masking effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of variable-duration notched noise on auditory masking thresholds.
  • To determine the role of spectral shape in simultaneous auditory masking.
  • To evaluate existing masking models against experimental data.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted a variable-duration notched-noise experiment with broadband noise maskers.
  • Measured auditory thresholds at different durations (10-300 ms), center frequencies (0.6, 2.0 kHz), and notch widths.

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  • Compared results using notched noise versus flat noise maskers with equivalent simultaneous masking.

    • Main Results:

    • Thresholds decreased significantly with increasing duration, especially at 0.6 kHz (over 35 dB decrease from 10 to 300 ms).
    • Thresholds were notably higher for short-duration maskers compared to predictions based on simultaneous and nonsimultaneous masking alone.
    • Replacing notched noise with flat noise at short durations resulted in up to 20 dB lower thresholds.

    Conclusions:

    • Simple additive models of simultaneous and nonsimultaneous masking cannot fully explain the observed data.
    • Elevated thresholds at short durations appear critically dependent on the spectral shape of the simultaneous masker.
    • The spectral characteristics of the masker play a significant role in auditory perception, particularly for brief sounds.